Our Story

Dree & Kathy

The Sisters: We love wine, we gained an appreciation of wine from both Mom & Dad. When we decided to start a winery we gave a lot of thought to what we should name it and finally decided to honor our grandmothers using their maiden names, Gertrude Fleury and Wanda Krolikowski, or Grandmama and Grandma respectively. Long Island seemed the natural choice for a winery, close to the city and our family has great memories on the Island.

Gertrude Flurey

Grandmama: Gertrude Flurey was a wife, mother of five, grandmother of ten and great grandmother of two. She was a homemaker and never worked outside the home, she emigrated to America in the 1950s with her husband Raymond, Grandpapa to us, and their five children. She was a kind, loving and generous woman who was the matriarch of our Dad's side of the family. Holidays at Grandmama's & Grandpapa's house were always full of joy. She lived a long and full life, and she will always be in our hearts.

Wanda Krolikowski

Grandma: Wanda Krolikowski was a wife, mother of three and grandmother of nine. Widowed with three young children, she worked for the Police Athletic League in New York City. She kept a home in the city and had a small farm and bungalow on the north shore of Long Island where she would grow fruits and vegetables with which she baked delicious pies. She was a kind and loving woman who was the matriarch of our Mom's side of the family. She died, unfortunately, when we were teens so we didn't get as much time with her as we would have wanted.